# Shibganj Upazila Upazila, Bogura District, Rajshahi Division

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/bogura/shibganj/

Upazila · Bogura District 

# Shibganj Upazila

Shibganj Upazila is an upazila (sub-district) of Bangladesh in Bogura District, Rajshahi Division. It had an estimated **389,155 people** in 2022 on 316 km² (about 1,233 per km²). 253 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 78 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 389,155people (2022)
- 316km²
- 78mapped services
- 25 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Shibganj Upazila?

Shibganj Upazila had an estimated **389,155 people** in 2022 — 10.5% of Bogura District, 87th of 406 upazilas. There are 1,051 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Bogura District figure of 1,049). Spread over 316 km², that is about **1,233 people per km²**, 141st of 406 upazilas.

21.6% of people are children under 15 and 8.1% are 65 or older; the median age is about 32 years (it is 32 across Bogura District). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 42 children and older people.

0–4 ****27,729**

5–9 ****27,741**

10–14 ****28,570**

15–19 ****28,922**

20–24 ****31,907**

25–29 ****34,969**

30–34 ****31,111**

35–39 ****31,849**

40–44 ****27,574**

45–49 ****28,850**

50–54 ****22,239**

55–59 ****21,456**

60–64 ****14,807**

65–69 ****12,660**

70–74 ****8,325**

75–79 ****6,059**

80+ ****4,387**

Source: [UNFPA and US Census Bureau (USCB) via OCHA HDX, population 2022 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-bgd).

## Where is Shibganj Upazila?

Shibganj Upazila lies in [Bogura District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/bogura/), [Rajshahi Division](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/), [Bangladesh](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/). It borders 8 other upazilas: [Bogura Sadar Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/bogura/bogura-sadar/), [Dupchachia Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/bogura/dupchachia/), [Gabtali Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/bogura/gabtali/), [Gobindaganj Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rangpur/gaibandha/gobindaganj/), [Kahaloo Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/bogura/kahaloo/), [Kalai Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/joypurhat/kalai/), [Khetlal Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/joypurhat/khetlal/) and [Sonatala Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/bogura/sonatala/). By area it is the 156th largest of 507 upazilas in Bangladesh. It covers 10.8% of [Bogura District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/bogura/). The centre of Shibganj Upazila is about 183 km in a straight line from Dhaka, the capital. The centre point is at 25.0168° N, 89.3065° E.

Source: [Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-bgd).

## Things to see in and around Shibganj Upazila

OpenStreetMap lists 10 named sights in Shibganj Upazila: 5 archaeological sites; 2 museums; 1 waterfall; 1 ruins; 1 attraction.

- Mahasthangarh Museum · museum
- মহাস্থান মিউজিয়াম পার্ক · museum
- Jahajghata · archaeological site
- Jiyat Kunda · archaeological site
- Mahasthan Garh Ruins · archaeological site
- Palace of Porshuram · archaeological site
- Pundranagar · archaeological site
- Rajargari Pond · waterfall
- Govinda Bhita · attraction
- Vihar Dhap · ruins

### Nearby, outside Shibganj Upazila

- Khulnar Dhap · archaeological site, Bogura Sadar6.5 km
- Godaibari Dhap · archaeological site, Bogura Sadar7.9 km
- Copper Gate · archaeological site, Bogura Sadar8.0 km
- Gokul Medh · attraction, Bogura Sadar9.5 km
- Pirapath Gokhra Mondir · archaeological site, Kahaloo11 km
- University Shahid Minar · monument, Bogura Sadar11 km
- Shalban Bihar · archaeological site, Kahaloo13 km
- বিমান ভাস্কর্য · monument, Bogura Sadar15 km
- Matrai · attraction, Kalai17 km
- Muktir Fulbari · memorial, Bogura Sadar17 km
- Azizul Haque College Shahid Minar · monument, Bogura Sadar20 km
- Birthestho Chottor · memorial, Bogura Sadar20 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Shibganj Upazila

- Time zoneUTC+6, no daylight saving · Asia/Dhaka
- CurrencyTaka (BDT)
- Country calling code+880
- LanguagesBengali, English
- Plug typesType A, C, G, K · 220 V
- Driving sideLeft
- Postcode format4 digits (####)

### Nearest airports

- Saidpur Airport (SPD) · Saidpur92 km
- Shah Makhdum Airport (RJH) · Rajshahi95 km

### Nearest railway station

Sonotala (Sonatala), about 19 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.7 hours, sunrise around 05:12) and shortest in Dec (about 10.6 hours, sunrise around 06:39, sunset around 17:15).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in Shibganj Upazila

Open gazetteers list **253 villages, towns and localities** in Shibganj Upazila. The largest with a recorded population: Shibganj (378,701) and Mahasthangarh (2,200). Settlements here lie between about 19 m and 29 m above sea level (median 25 m).

- Abhirāmpur
- Afsan
- Alampur
- Alādipur
- Amjhupi
- Anantabāla
- Anantapur
- Anchālāi
- Arjunpur
- Ashrafpur
- Ausgaon
- Ausgrām
- Bade Chatnagar
- Bade Ganglui
- Badtadighi
- Bahelāgāri
- Baikunthapur
- Baksan
- Bakthota
- Balarāmpur
- Banail
- Bara Belgaria
- Baria
- Barāil
- Batrish
- Belbhuja
- Berābōla
- Betgāri
- Bhabānipur
- Bhagalpur
- Bharia
- Bhitāpāra
- Bhāgkola
- Bhākundāhār
- Bhālukhāli
- Bhārāhār
- Bhātra
- Binna Chāpar
- Bishnupur
- Boālmāri
- Buzruk Sokra
- Bādiāchara
- Bāgmāra
- Bānihara
- Bāraipāra
- Bāsila
- Bāsura
- Chak Bhagalpur
- Chak Bulākhāl
- Chak Kutubpur
- Chak Kānu
- Chalk Gopāl
- Challish
- Chandapur
- Chandihāra
- Chandijān
- Chandina
- Chandrahāta
- Chandār
- Chhatra
- Chhoto Belgharia
- Chhātianpāra
- Chhātua
- Chināil
- Chāklama
- Chālunja
- Chāndpur
- Chāpāchil
- Dahapāra
- Dakhin Krishnāpur
- Dakhin Syampur
- Dakshin Belāi
- Daulatpur
- Debipur
- Deuli
- Dharia
- Dhāmāhār
- Dogachhi
- Dopāra
- Dorārpār
- Dudhāhār
- Durlabhpur
- Dwāgir
- Dwāridaha
- Dābur
- Dāimulla
- Dāmgāra
- Dāokāndi
- Enāyetpur
- Fenig
- Ganakpāra
- Gandāi
- Ganglui
- Gangnagar Mājhpāra
- Garibpur
- Gatila
- Ghāgarduār
- Gobindapur
- Gokarno
- Goneshpur
- Gopinathpur
- Gopālpur
- Goriāpāra
- Gorna
- Gujia
- Gundai
- Gāngnagar
- Gāngāit
- Hajipur
- Haludbāri
- Haripur
- Harirāmpur
- Hudābāla
- Hābibpur
- Hājipur
- Hājrābāri
- Hātgāri
- Islāmpur
- Jagadish
- Jagannāthpur
- Jhālkur
- Jhānjiāra
- Jibanpur
- Junsahar
- Juri
- Jāmur
- Jāngaon
- Kalamgāri
- Kalipare
- Kamarkhur
- Karāt Kola
- Kelunja
- Kerāchia
- Kharfa
- Khādail
- Khāmta
- Khāmārpāra
- Kichak
- Kishoripur
- Krishnapur
- Kuki ozit
- Kupa
- Kurāhār
- Kālugāri
- Kāmtāra
- Kāshipur
- Kātāgara
- Lakshmikol
- Lakshmipur
- Laskarpur
- Lāldaha
- Mahabbat Nandipur
- Mahasthan
- Mahasthangarh
- Mahishāta
- Mahābālar
- Maidānhāta
- Malliko
- Masimpur
- Mathura
- Medinipara
- Megha
- Milkipur
- Mirapur
- Mirjapur
- Mirpur
- Mogail
- Mokamtala
- Morail
- Mostafepur
- Mukharjān
- Murādpur
- Mājhihāti
- Mājhpāra
- Mājpāra
- Mālāhār
- Māndārgāchhi
- Mānkair
- Māsimpur Chālunja
- Mātāin
- Mīrpur
- Nagarkāndi
- Nimārpāra
- Niāmatpur
- Nādura
- Nārāyanpur
- Nāt Maricha
- Paibatipur
- Palāshi
- Pancha Dās
- Paramanandapur
- Paschim Jāhāngirābād
- Paschim Saidpur
- Pirab
- Ponta
- Porānagori
- Purba Jāhāngirābād
- Purba Saidpur
- Putkur
- Pāikpāra
- Pākuria
- Pālihār
- Pālikānda
- Pār Pātāir
- Pār Ānchālāi
- Pātāir
- Qāzipur
- Rahbal
- Rainagar
- Rangomati
- Rādhākāntapur
- Rājārgāri
- Rāmchandrapur
- Rāmkāndi
- Rāmpur Bhelanja
- Sabdaldīghi
- Sanyāsi Dontakhola
- Saula
- Secunderābād
- Sehāli
- Shibganj
- Shimultār
- Sholagāri
- Shyampur
- Siddhipur
- Sirgerpāra
- Sobhānpur
- Sokra Khurd
- Solemān Khālimpur
- Sonbhālki
- Sonkarpur
- Sonādour
- Sonākāndi
- Sonārpāra
- Sudāmpur
- Sādullāhpur
- Sādurla
- Sāldaha
- Talippur
- Tegarpāra
- Teghari
- Telipāra
- Tiāil
- Triloch
- Tōlpukura
- Uthali
- Uttar Beldi
- Uttar Krishnapur
- Ālakdiār
- Ālanar
- Āmjām
- Ārāzi Pār Āchlāi
- Ātmul

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Shibganj Upazila

Named natural and historic features inside Shibganj Upazila, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Gangnāi River

### History

2 ancient sites.

- Mahasthangarh
- Mahāsthān

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Shibganj Upazila and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Bogura District, the warmest month is May (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Jan (17 °C). About 1,792 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (341 mm) and the driest Dec (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to March**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 17 9 

Feb 21 14 

Mar 26 30 

Apr 30 117 

May 31 221 

Jun 30 313 

Jul 29 341 

Aug 29 286 

Sep 28 278 

Oct 26 170 

Nov 22 8 

Dec 18 5 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Shibganj Upazila

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Shibganj Upazila Health Complex · Shibganj 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=25.00604&mlon=89.31572#map=17/25.00604/89.31572) 

Bank Sonali Bank · Shibganj 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=25.00356&mlon=89.31971#map=17/25.00356/89.31971) 

ATM Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited ATM · Bogura Sadar 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=24.88912&mlon=89.36069#map=17/24.88912/89.36069) 

Petrol pump Mir Simanto-digonta Filling Station · Shibganj 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=25.02294&mlon=89.30941#map=17/25.02294/89.30941) 

Hotel Beauty Park & Resort · Shibganj 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=25.06323&mlon=89.32555#map=17/25.06323/89.32555) 

Mall BEST ONE SUPER SHOP, Shopping mall · Bogura Sadar 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=24.90585&mlon=89.35483#map=17/24.90585/89.35483) 

School অভিরামপুর উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়, শিবগঞ্জ, বগুড়া। · Shibganj 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=25.00435&mlon=89.32108#map=17/25.00435/89.32108) 

College Shibganj Govt. Mozaffar Hossain College · Shibganj 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=25.01935&mlon=89.31645#map=17/25.01935/89.31645) 

Police station Mokamtala Police Investigation Center মোকামতলা পুলিশ তদন্ত কেন্দ্র · Shibganj 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=25.01916&mlon=89.36849#map=17/25.01916/89.36849) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Shibganj Upazila

Places mapped inside Shibganj Upazila in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals4
- Banks17
- Petrol pumps8
- Hotels4
- Schools26
- Colleges and universities8
- Pharmacies2
- Restaurants8
- Police stations1

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other upazilas in Bogura District

- Adamdighi
- Bogura Sadar
- Dhunat
- Dupchachia
- Gabtali
- Kahaloo
- Nandigram
- Sariakandi
- Shajahanpur
- Sherpur
- Sonatala

## Quick answers

- Where is Shibganj Upazila?In Bogura District, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh
- What is the population of Shibganj Upazila?389,155 (2022 estimate)
- What is the median age in Shibganj Upazila?About 32 years (2022 estimate)
- What is the population density of Shibganj Upazila?About 1,233 people per km²
- What borders Shibganj Upazila?Bogura Sadar Upazila, Dupchachia Upazila, Gabtali Upazila, Gobindaganj Upazila, Kahaloo Upazila, Kalai Upazila, Khetlal Upazila and Sonatala Upazila
- What is there to see in Shibganj Upazila?Govinda Bhita, Jahajghata, Jiyat Kunda, Mahasthan Garh Ruins
- What time zone is Shibganj Upazila in?UTC+6
- What currency is used in Shibganj Upazila?Taka (BDT)
- What language is spoken in Shibganj Upazila?Bengali, English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Shibganj Upazila?253 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Shibganj Upazila?Settlements lie between 19 m and 29 m
- What is the best time to visit Shibganj Upazila?November to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Shibganj Upazila?Shibganj Upazila Health Complex, about 1.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Shibganj Upazila?Sonali Bank, about 2.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Shibganj Upazila?Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited ATM, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Shibganj Upazila?Mir Simanto-digonta Filling Station, about 0.7 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Shibganj Upazila?4 mapped
- How many banks are in Shibganj Upazila?17 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Shibganj Upazila?8 mapped
- What is the P-code of Shibganj Upazila?BD50100094 (OCHA common operational dataset)